Cacti Are Too Trendy
If you’re like me, your entire social media feed is populated by independent artists and craftspeople. No? That’s just a me thing? Good. Okay. Well...
Posts by elizabestclaire:
On Orthodontia
I did a lot of hard, scary things this summer. A list of examples: performed stand-up comedy at a club full of people on the...
Weird College Essay Prompts: An Analysis
Ahhh, November. Crisp air, vibrant leaves in hues of gold and red, gourds and turkeys and frost on the browning tips of grass. The whole...
Toothbrush Insecurities
Has this ever happened to you? It’s midnight on a Tuesday and you’re getting ready for bed. You put on your comfiest jammies, grab your...
“How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”: A Film Critique
In the aftermath of the adrenaline rush that comes with turning an essay in on Canvas mere minutes before the deadline, my sleep-deprived, midterm-fried brain...
Overcoming Tinder Phobias
For many years I possessed an acute phobia of Tinder. It freaked me out to think about strange boiz in strange places looking at pictures...
What is Ophiuchus?
Dear reader, are you sitting down? Good, because everything you know is a lie. Apparently, there. Is. A. Thirteenth. Zodiac. Sign. I’m sure you are...
Aphrodite Diaries
Dear Diary, What the fuck is going on? Who. Is. Karlie. Kloss. Ugh, this is a mess. The mortals worship her all of a sudden....
My Five-Year Workiversary
I’ve been working at the same job for five years. This statement feels weird to write down, because college students—twenty-year-olds—don’t work the same job for...
Spring Weekend: A Fresh Perspective
My Spring Weekend probably went a little differently than yours. While you were pregaming with friends, bedecked in your finery of crop tops and glittering...